The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-10

accord with the opinion of Attorney
General Garland, rendered to him on
last Monday, and it is very well under
stood to be in accord with the views of
the cabinet. The attorney general was
asked tonight to give his views in re
gard to the bill and explain wherein 1t
differed from the senate bill of two
years ago, which he opposed on the
ground that it was unconstitutional.
He declined, saying he regarded the
opinion he had given to the president on
the subject as strictly confidential. 1t
sources that the attorney general
as well as the president considered the
bill which has just become law free
from all the material features which
were objectional in the senate bill of
two years ago. According to this in
formation the attorney generals OBJ
lection to the old bill was the vast pow
ers of a legislative and judicial charae-
ter that were given to the commission.
The attorney general Is said to hold
that the present bill does not confer ju-
dicial powers ON the commission but
puts them in the courts on report from
the commission and it does not confer
legislative power except in the fourth
section, 1.-THE long and short haul clause)
and that this is warranted by number
less presidents in the legislative his
tory of the government.
PETITIONS DISMISSED.
The district supreme court in general
term dismissed the petition of Morris
S. Miller of Alder Greek, Oneida county,
n. Y, asking for an Injunction from
exercising their powers on account Of the
alleged unconstitutionality of the civil
service law. Justice Hayner who de-
liyered the opinion said the court in
general term did not have original jur-
isdiction of such a case, and that it
must come up in due court form from
the court below.
WILL BECOME A LAW.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-President
Cleveland has approved the interstate
commerce bill.
WORSE THAN SMALLPOX.
The president has received letter
from Hon. G.. NJ. Clay of Kentucky
calling attention to report that car
go of English-Austria!ian rabbits is at
sea bound for the United States. He
states he has made domestic live stock
of all kinds study and that it would
smallpox and cholera spread over the
United States than to suffer the ravages
which viii result from the importation
of these animals. The matter was re-
ferred to the treasury department.
One of the officials of that department
said to-day that as there was no law to
prevent the Importation of the rabbits
the matter will be laid before the COM
mittee on ways and means for such ac-
ton as may be deemed necessary.
LOST ON A TIE VOTE.
Mr.. Irion to-day made an unsuccessful
effort to secure favorable action by the
house committee on commerce, on the
bill to grant recognition to the Freed
man worlds fair to be held in Alabama,
the motion to report the bill being lost
on tie vote.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Richard a. Jones of Oregon, to be
chief justice of the supreme court of the
territory of Washington; Frank Allyn
of Iowa. to be associate justice of the
territory of Washington; J. IL. Wright
Missouri, to be chief justice of the su-
preme court of the territory of Arizona;
Ernest y. Mann of Florida, to be con-
sui at Gothenburg.
WANT TO ISIPEACH BANNING
Secretary Manningis letter presented
to the house last Wednesday in reply to
the Wilkins resolution calling for in
formation as to whether small United
States notes have been replaced with
those of large denominations was re-
ceived with i'll grace by number of
representatives, who are regarded as
''silver men," or as leaning towards a
soft money policy. Some of them after
submitting the document to a careful
scrutiny declared that aside from a
notably disrespectful tone the paper
shows clearly that Secretary Manning
has violated the law regulating the is
sue of United States notes and has also,
it is alleged, failed to make purchases
of silver bullion every month to the full
amount, as required by the Bland act.
Several consultations of an informal
character have been held by these MEM
bers, and it is learned that some of the
most ultra silver men have more than
limited at their intention to formulate
charges of impeachment against the
secretary of the treasury. Up to the
present time, however, it appears that
there has been no concerted action
looking to the adoption of such a
course.